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8-31-2010 - MEETING NOTICE
The Blackford County Historical Society will be hosting a cook-out on Thursday, September 9 at 4:30 p.m. at the Historical Society, 321 North High Street.
This year's tour will be the Presbyterian Church located at the corner of Franklin and High Streets. Mr. Clyde Crimmel of North Potomac, Maryland, will be the special guest who has written the history of the Church and will give his presentation after the cook out.
Mr. Crimmel has written other Blackford County history items such as the Sneath Glass factory and E. E. Cox (one of Blackford County's early newspaperman) and posted these on Wikipedia.
The public is invited to come and enjoy the evening's activities.
8-19-2010
The picture gallery in the meeting room has been changed. Several 1917-1918 military inductees photos, employees of the Overhead Door Corp, and others are now on display.
BUS TRIP - September 22, 2010 another bus trip is planned to the INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY for "YOU ARE THERE: 1924 TOOL GUYS AND TIN LIZZIES" exhibit. This is a living picture of the 1924 era Greenlee Garage in Hartford City. The exhibit was created from a picture in their files and is well worth the trip.
The bus, provided free to us by the Blackford Community Foundation, will leave the Grace Methodist Church parking lot at 8:30 a.m. with loading beginning at 8:15. The bus will be returning to Hartford City at 4:00 p.m.
Museum admission fee is due with registration. The fee is Adults, $7.00; Seniors (60+) $6.50; Youth 5-7 years $5.00, under 5 free. Participants will also need money for lunch in the Stardust Terrace Cafe ($20.00 is suggested).
Registrations are due by September 15. Contact Judy Sodders at 348-3886 or Jane Winder at 348-4028. Click here for copy of registration form.
1924 Greenlee GarageContact Carolyn Goetz, 348-0086, to order a really neat T-shirt. These T-shirts are gray with a black and gray picture of the garage on the front, are available in S (only 1), M, L and XL, and only cost $12.00 each.
Note: We are closed on holidays and occasionally it will be necessary to close on another Sunday. We will post in this space if Sunday closings will occur.
We have some excess High School Year Books for sale. Condition good to not-so-good. Price subject to condition.
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Contacts
For information or an appointment to visit call: Sinuard Castelo, 765-348-3103, email sinuardcastelo3@gmail.com"; or Jane Winder 765-348-4028, e-mail gjwinder@pcdoctors1.com.
Regular mail: Blackford County Historical Society, 321 N. High Street, PO Box 264, Hartford City, IN 47348.
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For Sale
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| Item Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Blackford County Courthouse Postcards | $0.50 |
| Courthouse Stationery Notes | $5.00 |
 World War II - Blackford County Remembers - (Includes a listing of Blackford County World War II service men and women and contains submitted stories, pictures, and information of those who served in that war.) |
$20.00 |
 Korean Conflict - Blackford County Remembers - Includes an alphabetical listing, many pictures and stories submitted by those who served. |
$25.00 |
| Indiana Civil War Veterans, Blackford County, 1861-1865, 2nd edition. | $20.00 |
| Brick, 4" x 8", for the Walkway around the Civil War Monument. Follow this Civil War Re-enactment link and click on "Monument Info" for more information about the Monument. |
$50.00 |
| Rose Mountain Granite Block, 8" x 8" for the Walkway around the Civil War Monument. Follow this Civil War Re-enactment link and click on "Monument Info" for more information about the Monument. |
$250.00 |
 Blackford County Interim Report - Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Contains pictures and descriptions of many structures. |
$15.00 |
NOTE: If ordering by mail, inquire about shipping and handling charges before sending payment.
